Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021: Teams, top players, venues, dates & all you need to know

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 is scheduled to commence from January 10 onwards and will run until January 31. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently confirmed that India’s delayed 2020-21 domestic season will be launching with T20 tournament. Several teams have alrey anunced ir list of probables, with former cricketer Yuvraj Singh coming out of retirement to likely play for Punjab again and speedster Sreesanth returning from his seven-year ban to make it to Kerala’s expanded squ.

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Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 to pave way for youngsters in IPL 2021

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 was originally scheduled to be played between vember and December. However, ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced BCCI to shift entire tournament to January next year. three-week event is set to be played across seven different venues under a biosecure environment, with 38 teams set to compete for coveted trophy.

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 will also serve as an ideal benchmark to test out youngsters in time for Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) season. Prior to cash-rich league, Team India will be facing England in four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs at home, i.e. immediately after conclusion of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 season.

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 venues

India's domestic T20 competition will be played at seven different venues, with bio-secure bubbles having alrey been created to ensure re is lapse. Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Vodara, Kolkata and Indore will host league matches of competition. kckout fixtures will be played at newly built Sardar Patel Stium in Ahmedab.

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Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021 groups and schedule updates

38 teams are divided into six groups. five elite groups are labelled A, B, C, D and E while sixth group is kwn as Plate Group. While a detailed schedule for tournament is yet to be released by BCCI on ir social media accounts, a report by ESPNCricinfo states that kckouts will be played between January 27 and 31. Here is a list of all 38 teams and ir respective placements in six groups.

Elite Group A (Venue: Bengaluru): J&K, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Presh, Railways, Tripura

Elite Group B (Venue: Kolkata): Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nu, Assam, Hyderab

Elite Group C (Venue: Vodara): Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Presh, Baroda, Uttarakhand

Elite Group D (Venue: Indore): Services, Saurashtra, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Mhya Presh, Goa

Elite Group E (Venue: Mumbai): Haryana, Andhra Presh, Delhi, Mumbai, Kerala, Puducherry

Plate Group (Venue: Chennai): Chandigarh, Meghalaya, Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Presh

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Im source: BCCI Domestic Twitter